<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>How do you access the router from a phone, that would be so much better than lugging the laptop up ladders. I ordered the map2n version of the same router: Mikrotik RouterBoard mAP RBmAP2nD micro Access Point wireless Dual-Chain <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7DO1VB/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_-454zbM30MM89">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7DO1VB/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_-454zbM30MM89</a></div><div><br></div><div>Bob</div><div><br>On Oct 15, 2017, at 10:18 AM, Tom Hayward <<a href="mailto:tom@tomh.us">tom@tomh.us</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Great work! I've used a TL-MR3020 myself. It's a nice tool to have in the bag. I've done "HamWAN portable" with essentially this same kit in a backpack while hanging off a tower--the wifi makes it possible to use a cellphone to check signal strengths while aiming a dish.<div><br></div><div>For those who don't have one already, I'd recommend looking at the mAP <a href="https://www.balticnetworks.com/mikrotik-map-lite-2-4ghz-magnetic-dual-chain-indoor-ap.html">https://www.balticnetworks.com/mikrotik-map-lite-2-4ghz-magnetic-dual-chain-indoor-ap.html</a>. It doesn't handle cellular modems* like the TL-MR3020, but it is tiny, can run directly off 12V (PoE injected), and comes with the full Mikrotik Router OS so you can do advanced routing stuff if needed.</div><div><br></div><div>* Mikrotik has some cellular modem support via USB, but I haven't tried it on the mAP... It might be possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you have any plans for a permanent installation? I know one thing I don't want to have to deal with during a disaster: setting up a HamWAN link.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Robert Edmiston <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kg7ucl@gmail.com" target="_blank">kg7ucl@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I got my hamwan link Working from the historic Madison Park ferry dock in Seattle to Haystack with 1.8mbps down and 3.8 up. Then connected to a tplink WiFi hotspot and sent Winlink email from a laptop and email from an iPhone. Pretty darned happy with this new super power. Thanks Puget Sound Hamwan volunteers.<br><br>
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